Born and educated in Virginia, Ann spent 10 years in the Court Reporting business in Washington, D.C. before beginning a successful sales career in 1980 for an office equipment dealership in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

In 1993 Ann started Corporate Capabilities, a consulting and training business in Virginia Beach.  She develops and presents workshops and sales seminars for the office equipment industry.

International sponsors of her sales seminars include Toshiba America Business Solutions, The Ricoh Corporation, Gestetner, Savin, the Business Technology Association, The International Imaging Technology Council, Densigraphix, Tecknolaser and IKON Office Solutions.